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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
6
In Trenton Missouri a modest, four bend golf course grew from a buck brush lot into a family oriented club. Dues are six dollars per year per family with a ten dollar initiation, and members contributed labor to construct a welcoming recreation spot.
Practical tips on lamb care and free range feeding, nutrient needs for grapevines, soil amendments, and moisture movement. Advice covers culling, pig trough slop, deep root planting for asparagus, cattle and horse feeding, shelter for sheep, fertilizer economics, dairy forage, and weathered field practices.
Ten experts warn mistletoe, seen as a festive decoration, is a dangerous parasite that gradually kills trees. It saps vitality from infected branches and, left unchecked, ruins all trees it reaches though growth is slow, taking years to develop.
The London Mail reports that English women favor larger pipes over cigarettes, carrying bold briars or meerschaum with gold card cases and chains. The shift echoes a move from cigarettes to cigars for a fuller, bolder smoke.
George Anstey of Leicester, aged 12, is praised as one of the country’s most remarkable cyclists. Although both legs are withered, the Leicester Cripples' Guild fitted him with a padded, two wheeled pedalless machine. He straddles the device, using his hands in place of pedals to propel, steer, and brake. Wooden clogs strapped to his hands assist his motion as he travels rapidly through streets and roads.
A man named Cumro x makes a wry remark about being married to his wife to gain entry to her social events. The exchange highlights social expectations in domestic life and informal acknowledgment of status through marriage.
A participant was disqualified after it was revealed his brother had already won the prize as a professional. The winner, connected to a government bureau, faced the decision that altered the contest outcome.
In a remarkable theatre anecdote a performer filled the parts of the manager hero and villain alone after the other two actors fell ill. The stunt showcased quick changes and improvisation as the player spoke of stepping into each role to separate the combatants.
Mr Robert Butler of Marborough England at Exeter poor law conference heard his death announced by a delegate who proposed a replacement on the central committee. Butler rose and said he was alive and well and would continue in office if desired by the conference.
In a humorous aside from London Tit-Bits, a pretentious hostelry boast yields a whimsical definition of the height of aggravation. An Alaskan luncheon tableau features woven nailwork, totem poles, and Alaskan dishes like halibut chowder and Klondike nuggets, described with period flair.
Four men connected with brokerage concerns in Wall Street discuss United States currency and counterfeits. One man shows a ten dollar yellow back and claims to read the covert imprint. He names Michael Hillegas, admitting he could not identify it moments before.
Dr. Hiram C. Cortlandt of Des Moines cites Omas A. Edison to argue souls are not immortal while a separate talk by Edison describes locomotive making. He likens the process to casting, forging, boiler work, and blueprint drafting, ending with the remark on a boiler built with a man inside and another outside.
A London Globe excerpt recalls an eccentric traveler describing a perilous balloon journey a thousand feet high toward Siberia. He laments the rarefied air and dangerous descent while recalling wolves and a desperate race on foot, confiding the terror and old habit that compelled him to press on.
Captain Cole Plummer aboard a United States pilot boat sighted and captured a massive whale in the shoals off the jetties near Port Arthur. The beast measured sixty three feet long and was estimated at about three hundred years old. The mammal was towed ashore, exhibited and extensively photographed before being cut up.
Seattle offers ten cents per rat to curb bubonic plague fears, provoking Tacoma's laughter as non residents patently profit, while the Led ger notes the joke reaches Everett and Bellingham. The piece warns the real risk is Seattle's rat population entering the census.
Two elderly women are spotlighted as possibly the world’s oldest. Frau Dutklevitz, born February 21 1785 in Posem Frus sian Boland, is 125. Babavashka born May 1784 is nine months older, long a field worker living at Bavelsko with nearly 100 descendants sharing a large joint allowance.
A quirky mock quotation from Puck imagines Nebuchadnezzar in a familiar eating style. The line plays on a rustic, humorous dream of beef as a grand dish.
A man who enjoys seeing a woman in tears is called a brute. Miss Cayenne counters with a contrast, noting one of the kindest husbands she knows takes his wife to see dramatic plays that move her to tears. The dialogue contrasts harsh judgment with affectionate, emotionally expressive marriage behavior.
A New York Press account describes Nicola Tesla dining in a grand hotel dining room. He sits deeply absorbed, possibly with a portfolio of papers, scanning them with solemn focus as an eloquent tableau of profundity.
A historical snippet describes federal and state holidays including Washingtons birthdays, Decoration Day varying by state, Labor Day nationwide, and state specific observances such as battles and independence days. It notes Mississippi lacks statutory holidays but follows federal ones like Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, with a mention of a new holiday in a few states.
An 18th century inspired wedding custom requested the groom plant saplings with Oaks Princess August Wilhelm, aiming to revive old rites and repair wartime damage. The tale shifts to Birmingham police court where a man amusedly confesses amid a string of drunken and disorderly charges, mistaking past shopbreaking for a current conviction, prompting laughter at the dock.
A period piece advises using Grape-Nuts for easy digestion and as a preventive measure against appendicitis. It recommends a light breakfast with fruit, Grape-Nuts and cream, soft boiled eggs, toast and cocoa, and notes that Postum may be used. The tone urges common sense and trusted medical guidance.
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